How the FSA has prepared for the UK leaving the EU and the end of the transition

Leaving the EU has not changed our top priority which is to ensure that UK food remains safe and what it says it is.

Our high standard of food safety and consumer protection will be maintained. We are committed to having in place a robust and effective regulatory regime which will mean business can continue as normal. For most food businesses, there will be no change in how they are regulated and how they are run.

Requirements include:

- General food law
- Food labelling
- Health marks on meat, fish and dairy products
- Importing high-risk food and feed
- Animal feed law, animal feed additives, GM in animal feed
- Third country representation for animal feed businesses
- Placing a new regulated product on the market
- Regulated products guidance
- Read about our food and animal feed safety risk analysis

Relevant FSA Board meetings

| Month of meeting | Details | |------------------|---------| | December 2020 | • EU transition update\
| • Performance and resources report Q2 2020/21 | | September 2020 | • Performance and resources report Q1 2020/21 | | June 2020 | • EU transition update\
| • Performance and resources report Q4 2019/20 | | March 2020 | • EU Exit update\
| • Performance and resources report Q3 2019/20 | | January 2020 | • EU Exit update\
| • Risk analysis process update and Annex A\
| • Performance and resources report Q2 2019/20 | | Month of meeting | Details | |-----------------|---------| | September 2019 | - Chief Executive’s report\
| | - Performance and resources report Q1 2019/20\
| | - The FSA’s approach to uncertainty and risk | | June 2019 | - Brexit update\
| | - Performance and resources report Q4 2018/19 | | March 2019 | - FSA Chair reaffirms commitment to highest food safety standards after Brexit\
| | - Performance and resources report Q3 2018/19\
| | - Risk analysis assurance | | December 2018 | - Summary of Board discussions\
| | - Performance and resources report Q2 2018/19\
| | - Incident management post Brexit\
| | - Risk analysis process and Annex A | | September 2018 | - Chief Executive’s report\
| | - Consumers’ views on EU and food\
| | - Risk analysis and Annex A | | June 2018 | - FSA preparations for Brexit (June 2018) | | September 2017 | - FSA preparations for Brexit (September 2017) |